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Hard Drive Failure and Repair – Utah
Hard Drive failure is the most common computer repair. Hard drives go out for a variety of reasons. Hard drives come in 2 sizes primarily. For desktop computers they are 3.5” in size and for laptops they are 2.5” in size. The hard drive and cdrom or dvd drives [...]
Intel i3, i5, and i7 processors
The new Intel i3 processor is fast and cheap. The i3, i5 and i7 are all quad core processors. That means there are 4 processors working for you. Compare that with a Core 2 or Dual Core which have 2 processors and you can see this will add to your speed. [...]
Utah Computer Repair – Cedar Hills – In Shop or On Site
Some problems are better handled in the Shop. When a virus is suspected it is best to take it to the shop because of the time required to scan and rescan to eliminate the virus. Sometimes a reformat and reset or reload of the OS (Operating System) is needed and this also [...]
HP Notebook Repair
In my years of repairing computers I have come across a reoccurring problem with the HP DV9000 notebooks. I have seen this motherboard go out more often than any other. The HPDV6000 takes a close second place. In researching it I have found that enough people have had problems that on the [...]
Windows 7 easier to View
Windows 7 has a new feature that makes looking at the screen easier. You can make the text larger without reducing the screen resolution and quality. It is done by right clicking on your desktop and selecting “screen resolution”. Now look below the boxes to the text that says ” Make Text [...]
Windows Server 2008 – Utah Computer Repair – IT Services
A simple computer can be called a server. Many small businesses use windows XP on a regular desktop computer and share a folder from it and call it a server. This works until you try and put the 6th PC on the server. It limits you to 5 connections. Another [...]
Utah Computer Repair – American Fork Utah – Lenevo Computers –
I have had some great experience with Lenevo computers. Lenevo is the new name of the company that bought out the PC division of IBM PC. I find that they are good quality and very affordable. A good bargain for price vs. technology. The Lenevo brand seems to [...]
Net Books – Utah Computer Repair – Lehi Utah PC Repair
Net Books are cute and small but have some drawbacks. First they are very small. It can be difficult to type on the keyboard. Next the screen is very small which can make it hard to see. Often the screen resolution is very low because of the simpleness of the Netbook. [...]
Utah Computer Repair, Hard Drive Failure
Hard Drives are the most common computer component that fails. Utah Computer Repair starts with reviewing the hard drive’s health. This can be done with a check disk test on your hard drive. That can tell you right up front if the hard drive is healthy. Some times the test [...]
Highland Computer Repair – Computer Slow or Freezes
If your computer is slow or freezes it probably has a virus of perhaps the hard drive is failing. Viruses can damage the operating system so that it cannot respond correctly to instructions. This makes it slow and non responsive. Viruses are small programs that do a variety of damage. [...]